by admin | Apr 8, 2015 | Technology
This year, iGBL will be hosted by Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) in Dun Laoghaire on Thursday 4th June & Friday 5th June 2015. The iGBL2015 will present an energetic and compelling programme with a focus on new developments in games, game-based...
by admin | Apr 8, 2015 | Book Reviews
“Behind The Walls” by Nicola Pierce was set in Derry 1689, Northern Ireland, which even though this book is fiction, the setting was very realistic,especially for the situation that was set. It was very interesting, It made me sit down and think a lot more...
by admin | Mar 31, 2015 | AEN, Infants, Oral Work
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. Categorisation/sorting is an important skill for younger/SEN pupils to develop. This resource aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage oral...
by admin | Mar 31, 2015 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Writing
If pupils are confused about the meanings of common contractions, this resource may be of help to them. It contains forty of the most common contractions and their meanings on one word mat, for easy reference. (.pdf file 133 KB) Download File… RegisterThis...
by admin | Mar 30, 2015 | 5th/6th, Geography, Powerpoint, Quizzes, Science
This Powerpoint resource is a quiz on environmental sustainability which is suitable for 4th-6th classes. It was compiled by pupils of Glencullen NS as part of their Irish Aid Awards Project. Source: Kathleen Byrne (.ppt file 611 KB) Download File… RegisterThis...
by admin | Mar 30, 2015 | Book Reviews
“A Cage of Roots” by Matt Griffin is a story of friendship, courage and adventure. The main character is a teenage girl called Ayla who has many adventures to face and many terrors to suffer. Ayla has been abducted by evil and she is buried in the bowels...
by admin | Mar 25, 2015 | AEN, Infants, Pegs, Reading
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on letter recognition. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twenty-six separate cards. Pupils should firstly look at the lower case letter at the...
by admin | Mar 24, 2015 | Technology
It’s been almost a month since the great Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) annual conference in Galway. It was a whirlwind of tips, ideas, links and resources from the workshops, presentations, keynote addresses and the excellent TeachMeet on the...
by admin | Mar 23, 2015 | Book Reviews
Book title: Rugby Rebel Main characters: Eoin, Brian, Dylan, Mr Finn, Kevin Barry, Mr Carey,Rory Author: Gerard Siggins Setting: Castlerock When Eoin and Dylan go to a rugby camp at school, they notice that their phones have gone missing. When they are searching the...
by admin | Mar 23, 2015 | AEN, Infants, Pegs, Reading
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on letter recognition. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twenty-six separate cards. Pupils should firstly look at the upper case letter at the...
by admin | Mar 23, 2015 | AEN, Aistear, Infants, Oral Work
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. Categorisation is an important skill for younger/SEN pupils to develop. This resource aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage oral language. This...
by admin | Mar 18, 2015 | AEN, Pegs
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on letter recognition. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twenty-six separate cards. Pupils should firstly look at the lower case letter at the...
by admin | Mar 18, 2015 | AEN, Pegs
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on letter recognition. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twenty-six separate cards. Pupils should firstly look at the capital letter at the top...
by admin | Mar 15, 2015 | AEN, Pegs
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils who are beginning to learn the names of various body parts. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twenty-four separate cards. Pupils should try to recognise the body part in...
by admin | Mar 15, 2015 | Technology, Writing
If you run a class Twitter account, this resource may be of interest to you. It consists of three Twitter speech bubbles on an A4 page. The page could be printed out numerous times to allow pupils to compose Tweets and to display them in the classroom. This could give...
